# наводити
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From на- +‎ водити.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /naʋǒditi/
* Hyphenation: на‧во‧ди‧ти

### Verb

наво̀дити impf (Latin spelling navòditi)
* (transitive) to induce, instigate, incite
* (transitive) to direct, lead (trajectory or a direction of something)
* (transitive) to quote, cite

#### Related terms

* на̀вести pf

### References

* “наводити”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Ukrainian
### Etymology

From на- (na-) +‎ во́дити (vódyty). Compare Russian наводи́ть (navodítʹ), Belarusian наво́дзіць (navódzicʹ), Polish nawodzić.

### Pronunciation

* наво́дити: IPA: [nɐˈwɔdete]
* наводи́ти: IPA: [nɐwɔˈdɪte]
* Audio; “наво́дити” (“navódyty”):(file)

### Verb

наво́дити • (navódyty) impf (perfective навести́) (transitive) [with на (na, + accusative) ‘to, onto’]
* to bring
    наво́дити кри́тику ― navódyty krýtyku ― to criticize
    наво́дити поря́док / лад ― navódyty porjádok / lad ― to bring order, to put things in order
    наво́дити рі́зкість (на) ― navódyty rízkistʹ (na) ― to focus (on), to bring into focus
    наво́дити на ро́зум / ум ― navódyty na rózum / um ― to bring to one's senses
    наво́дити тума́н на (ко́гось) (idiomatic) ― navódyty tumán na (kóhosʹ) ― to bamboozle, to snow (someone) (literally, “to bring fog onto”)
* to direct, to point
    Synonyms: наці́лювати impf (nacíljuvaty), направля́ти impf (napravljáty), спрямо́вувати impf (sprjamóvuvaty)
    наво́дити приці́л ― navódyty prycíl ― to point a sight, to take aim
    наво́дити на слід ― navódyty na slid ― to put on the trail/track
* to build (:bridge)
    наво́дити мости́ (literally, figuratively) ― navódyty mostý ― to build bridges
* to cite, to give (:data, information, references)
    наво́дити при́клад ― navódyty prýklad ― to give/provide an example
    наво́дити до́відку / до́відки ― navódyty dóvidku / dóvidky ― to provide information
    наво́дити до́кази ― navódyty dókazy ― to adduce/provide evidence/proof
* to lead (:someone to a conclusion, course of action, thought process, etc.)
    наво́дити на гріх ― navódyty na hrix ― to lead to sin
    наво́дити на ду́мку (що) ― navódyty na dúmku (ščo) ― to lead to the thought, to make think (that)
    наво́дити на підозрі́ння / підо́зру ― navódyty na pidozrínnja / pidózru ― to raise suspicion, to make suspicious
* to bring on, to induce, to instil (UK), to instill (US) (:feeling)
    наво́дити жах ― navódyty žax ― to induce/instil terror, to terrorize
* to apply (:paint, lines, etc.)
    наво́дити красу́ (humorous) ― navódyty krasú ― to beautify oneself

#### Derived terms

* наво́дитися impf (navódytysja)

### Verb

наводи́ти • (navodýty) pf
* (transitive, colloquial) to give birth to, to have (:offspring in any quantity)

#### Conjugation
### References

* Shyrokov, V. A., editor (2018), “наводити”, in Словник української мови: у 20 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 20 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 9 (міщани́н – насту́кувати), Kyiv: Ukrainian Lingua-Information Fund, →ISBN, page 297
* “наводити”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)

### Further reading

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1974), “наводити”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), volumes 5 (Н – О), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka, page 37
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, Yu. Marchenko, O. Telemko, et al. (compilers, 2007–2022), “наводити”, in Russian-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* A. Rysin, V. Starko, et al. (compilers, 2011–2020), “наводити”, in English-Ukrainian Dictionaries
* “наводити”, in Kyiv Dictionary (in English)
* “наводити”, in Словник.ua [Slovnyk.ua] (in Ukrainian)